Combination seat and ironing board



Murch 3l. 1925.

L. W. PEN NOCK COMBINATION SEA 'l' AND IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 8, -1922 .1 11.114 lill A1 l Afro/PNE?? Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

LEWIS W EENNOCK, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,

COMBINATION SEAT AND IRONING BOARD.

Application led September 8, 192.2` Serial` No. 586,832.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwis `W. PENNooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combination Seat and Ironing' Board, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ironing boards, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of an ironing board including a foldable supporting structure which when in extended position not only serves to eifectively support1 the ironing board but constif tutes a seat upon which the person ironing can sit while ironing.

It is also a purpose of my invention to provide an ironing board which is mounted for lateral adjustment upon the supporting structure so that it can occupy various positions with relation to the seat and thus accommodate persons of diiferentsizes.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of combined seat and ironing board embodying my invention, and will point out the novel features thereof in claims, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the combined seat and ironing board embodying my invention` Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the ironing board, parts being broken away and shown in section, and

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of the connection between the ironing board and supporting structure.

Similar reference characters refer to sim lar parts in each of the views.

lileferring speeilically to the drawings, my invention, in its present eml'iodilnent, comprises an ironing board designated at 15 provided at its under side with a connect ing plate or block 16 adjustably associated with the board through the medium of a bolt 17 which extends through the board and' plate and is provided with a wing nut 18a. The plate 16 as shown in Figure 3 is formed with a slot 18 in which the bolt 17 works to allow of the necessary lateral adjustment of the board as will be more fully described hereinafter, .lenforne' rods ,19 and. 2Q

are secured to the underside of the board 15 adjacent the ends thereof.L

The plate 16 is hingedly connected to a plate secured in spanning relation between the upper ends of the converging beams or rails 22 which constitute the front legs of the supporting structure. These legs 22 are connected adjacent their lower ends by a transverse beam 23, and intermediate their ends by a rail 24. A rod, 25 is mounted in the legs 22, and pivotally supported upon this rod are rails 25 connected by a platform 26 which constitutesl av seat adapted to be occupied by the pers-on using the ironing board. The rails 25 are adapted to be supported in horizontal position by means of legs 27 pivotally connected thereto by a rod 28 and rigidly connected to each other by cross rails 29 and 30. For maintaining the ironing board 15 in a horizontal position, a bracket is mounted upon the rails 25 between their ends and this bracket in the present instance comprises relatively short rails 31 pivoted upon the rails 25 and rigidly connected to each other by cross rails 32 and 38.

lVith the supporting structure in eX- tended position shown in Figures 1 and 2, the legs 22 are arranged in converging relation with respect to the legs 27, and the legs 27 are secured against folding by the cross rail 30 engaging the rails 25. The bracket is maintained in vertical position by the rail 32 engaging the rails 25, it being understood that the cross rail 33 contacts with the under side of the board 15. lVhen it is desired to use the seat 26, the ironing board 15 can be shifted laterally or horizontally by virtue of the pivotal connection between the board and the plate 16, the board swinging about the bolt 16 as a center. With thc ironing board shifted laterally, the seat 26 is sufficiently exposed to allow of the operator occupying the seat, so that the operator can manipulate the iron upon the board.

By virtue of the bolt and slot connection between the ironing board and plate 16, it will be clear that the board as a whole can be shifted laterally in either direction, and to any desired position toy facilitate ironing when the operator occupies the seat 26.

When it is desired to fold the ironing board, the bracket 31 may be folded downwardly between the rails 25 and the legs 27 may be folded upwardly over the rails 25. The rails 25 may then be pulled toward the tapered end of the ironing board, causing the legs 22y to fold .upon the rails 25 and to hinge withv respect to the plate 16.-

By this arrangement thesupporting structure may be coinpactly folded upon the ironing board to occupy va vniini'ini'im space.

I claim as my invention: K

l. In combination, a. supporting structure including rails, legs `oldably connectedvto the rails, .anfironing-board, a bracket foldable `upon the rails and adapted to engage the ironing board, a plate hi'ngedly sustained on certain of thelegs, and a pivotal connection between Atheplate and ironing board to allow of pivotal movement of'tlie ironing board on thev plate.

2.` In Combination, asupporting structure including rails, 'pairs of legs fo'ldably conknected to therails, lan ironing board, a bracket foldable upon' the rails and adapted Y the ironing board.

to engage the ironing board, a `plate hingedly sustained on one pair of legs,y and' a bolt and slot connection between the plate and ironing ,board to allowv of pivotal movement of the'ironing'board on the plate and of a lateral adjustment thereof.

In combination, a supporting structure including rails, pairs of legs oldably connected to the rails, an ironing board, a plate connecting thel legs of one pair, a Second plate lhinged to the first plate 'andprovided with a slot, an iron-ing board, aI bolt rotatablelfinthe ironing'board and extending through-said slot, a nut on the bolt vand adapted for engagement with thesecond mentioned plate, and,y a supporting bracket foldable on the rails and adapted to engage In* testimony whereof Iliave signed lny name to this specification. 

